Fraser Institute, November 15, 2016
Author(s): Gabriel Heller Sahlgren
As the share of students attending independent schools across Canada increases, the regulatory context of these non-government schools becomes increasingly relevant. Innovation, performance, and efficiency in this education sector can be enhanced by appropriate regulation and funding—or hindered by onerous or inappropriate regulation and funding—and thus other countries with long histories in independent schooling have lessons for Canada. Sweden’s experience is the focus of this paper.
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Reference:
Heller Sahlgren, Gabriel (2016), "Regulation and Funding of Independent Schools: Lessons from Sweden", Fraser Institute. 72 pp.